Without much doubts WhatsApp Messaging app is seriously making a lot of improvements every now and then. I’m pretty sure you are all enjoying the video call features now.
Another update will soon be unleash, and I bet, you’ll love it because so many times you might have sent messages that are meant to be for your friend to someone else and you don’t know how to delete it… but with the feature coming, it will tackle it.
Latest reports suggest that WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow users to 'revoke' a sent message, edit it and send it again.
For the same, reports said WhatsApp is getting Gmail's coolest feature: Recalling sent messages.
This feature is also said to have appeared on WhatsApp beta version 2.17.1.869 on iOS.
While 'revoke' and edit is definitely a cool thing, what is more magical about the feature is that the 'recalled' message will reportedly disappear or get deleted from the recipients mobile too.
Those who have groups will find this feature handy, as you will be able to edit sent messages, delete sent messages. This is going to make a lot of sense I must say.
Let me first of all start with Blackberry 10 users because I
know that this is going to be a hell of long epistle that will ginger you to
get a can of soft drink, chill enough to calm your patience. Despite the facts
that Blackberry 10 devices have been buried by WhatsApp and Facebook, Our
belove Telcos still love you.
Best Data Plan For Blackberry 10 Devices
Yes, this time there is a plan that suit Blackberry 10 users…
It is a crime to be subscribing for Glo Blackberry plan of N1200 for 3GB on
BB10 devices when you can get twice as much on your device. Glo currently
offers bigger package which can both work on Blackberry devices and every other
devices.
Best Data Plans For all Android Devices
GLO
1.1GB for N1000 (SMS 53 to 127 or dial *127*53#)
2.6GB for N2000 (SMS 55 to 127 or dial *127*55#)
3.10GB for N2500 (SMS 58 to 127 or dial *127*58#)
4.12GB for N3000 (SMS 54 to 127 or dial *127*54#)
5.18GB for N4000 (SMS 59 to 127 or dial *127*59#)
6.24GB for N5000 (SMS 11 to 127 or dial *127*2#)
7.48GB for N8000 (SMS 12 to 127 or dial *127*1#)
8.60GB for N15000 (SMS 16 to 127 or dial *127*12#)
9.90GB for N18000 (SMS 17 to 127 or dial *127*13#)
Duration: 30 DAYS
That’s just the latest GLO internet plan, subscription codes and price
tag. Don’t miss out, enjoy it while it’s on for the moment, till GLO
decides to go back to their normal plans, because I’m pretty sure
they’re using this offer to attract customers to their network.
Etisalat: Etisalat BBlite was
unleashed few days ago with everyone rocking it not until recently Etisalat
block BBlited on Android devices, however, some users are reporting that Tweakware
VPN currently works with Etisalat BBlite but only limits you to 200MB per day
if you are a free user. I haven’t tested it, so I can’t guarantee you 100%
success rate.
If you want to try it out, just download tweakware vpn here.
Install it>>Choose bundle
settings>>tick the first box and choose Etisalat BB10. Every other things
has been configured.
For those who don’t like giving themselves stress and
headache pertaining tweaking and milking
of Telcos and the rest, here is the best etisalat data package that doesn’t
zap, it charges you normal.
Airtel:
I know your eyes are wide open and you are eager to see what
Airtel have for you this month. Airtel is currently rocking FOC with Psiphon on Android. Just apply the
settings below and you are good to go.
+Open
your Psiphon app and set it to the below
+Real
host as proxy type....
+Proxy
server :video.ng.airtellive.com...
+Real
proxy type :default...
Save
and connect.
Make
sure you clear Psiphon data if you’ve used it to connect other packages before
or go to more option and untick connect through http.
Don’t forget, your account balance must
be N0.0 or else kiss your airtime goodbye.
MTN
I’m sure you don’t need a magician to
tell you that MTN data packages zaps like undiluted grape juiceIt is absolutely not right to get 5GB on
Monday, and by Friday, you are already looking for another data to subscribe
to.
iPhone/ iPad Users
The best data planfor iOS users in general is best you go for
the network that is strongest in your location. I guess you can see MTN,
Etisalat and Glo cheapest data packages as posted above, any of them will work
with your devices. Just make sure you scan your network strength before you
choose a package.
Best Data Package for Heavy Downloaders
For heavy downloaders, the best is to
have it unlimited. And not all network at the moment gives you unlimited at a
cheaper price but Airtel definitely does.
Airtel’s
Unlimited Night Plan gives you unlimited download between the hours of 11pm and
6am. Unlike what their elder brother gives you from 12am – 4am.
To
Get The Airtel Unlimited Night Data plan
1. N100- Unlimited browsing for 1 hour between 11pm and 6am
2. N200- Unlimited browsing for 2 hours between 11pm and 6am
How to subscribe to the Airtel Unlimited Night data plan?
1. Migrate to the Airtel SmartTRYBE by dialing *312#
2. Dial *312*3# to subscribe to the Airtel Unlimited Night Plan
You are not new to Kingroot as its one of the easiest and fastest way to root any android devices in less than 5Min. it has constantly be updated to root the latest model devices. Regardless of the kind of smartphone you are using, it is absolutely root-able with this latest version of Kingroot.
The latest version V4.9.3 will root any stubborn android smartphone in minutes ranging from the Android 6.0 and below;
I’m sure you’ll want to give this latest update a shot.
==>Run and install the downloaded KingRoot v4.9.3 on your device
==> After successful installation, start the application and wait for Kingroot to fully analyze your device, after a few seconds you will see the main window,
==>Click the Big Blue Circle on your device that says Root and wait for a few minutes (make sure you have a good internet connection).
==>Wait for the rooting to complete 100% after which King User app will be installed on your device.
To verify your root privileges, go to Playstore and download root checker>>>Install and run it and you should get a success message after then.
Try it and let us know if it rooted yours. If you think your android device is stubborn enough, name it and guide will be provided.
As earlier reported 12 weeks ago while on beta phase, DavidMarcus (Former President at PayPal) took to his Facebook page yesterday to announce that you can now send SMS via Facebook Messenger on Android.
In his words,
A lot of Android texting apps didn't keep up with the evolution of messaging, so we felt like we truly had to make Messenger the best SMS client for Android. As a result, in addition to having a fully integrated app for all your messaging,
you're now able to send voice clips, stickers, and even share your location over SMS on top of standard texting features. You will now also enjoy all the things you've come to love about Messenger for all your messages, including chat heads and more.
Just go to settings, select “SMS”and turn on “Default SMS App.” This will ensure all your SMS conversations appear in Messenger as purple threads, alongside your blue Facebook chats.
Your chat experience just took a new turn... but note that standard SMS fees still apply.
Here is an article with secret android tricks and hidden features of android phones. Different versions of android versions support different set of android tricks, so try them all
1) Force reboot:
Many times android users face a problem of freezing in mobile phone, in case your android phone is frozen, you can reboot it: Just press Power Button+ Home Key + Volume up button simultaneously.
2) Bypass Applock in android:
1. Take the target phone in which you want to hack AppLock. 2. Now go to settings and then tap on Apps or Applications. 3. You will see AppLock app under downloaded section and tap on it. 4. After that tap on Force stop option. With this AppLock application is currently in idle state. You can open locked apps with out entering password.
3) Quick Google Access:
Android users don’t know that android phones provide a way by which we can access Google search in just a single click: Press menu key and hold it for couple of seconds, it will launch the Google search
4) Reboot Android in safe mode:
To reboot your android in safe mode, follow the below given instructions. *Long press the power button *Long press on the power off option. Android phone will show a confirmation message about rebooting it in safe mode.
6) Move android apps to SD card:
Its good idea to install android apps in SD card, but what if you installed apps on your phone memory. Don’t worry! Android phones provide a way by which we can move our apps to SD card. To move apps to SD card, follow these steps: Go to settings > Application settings > Manage application > Select the application, You will see the option “Move to SD card”.
7)Hard Reset your android phone:
To hard reset a phone dial *2767*3855#, this will delete all the data as well as settings of android phone. Don’t try this code for testing purpose, until you are not sure. It will not ask for any confirmation.
8) Context menu in android:
Long press on the screen, will show you additional options for customizing android phones. This context menu is somewhat similar to the right click menu of most operating systems.
9) Taking screen shots on android phone
Android phones offer a great feature by which we can take the screen shot without using any 3rd party application. However the screen shot android tricks vary from one android version to another version. Press the Home button + power button. For Galaxy Nexus: Power button + volume down button. For Galaxy Note 2 and S3: Swipe your palm on the screen to take screen shot.
10) Android Version Animation:
Go to settings > about phone > Tab repeatedly on ‘Android version’. After sometime, the Android version will be animated
When it comes to media players on both PC and android devices, you will agree with me that VLC player is a popular name to behold because of its enormous features, simplicity and beautiful user interface. In fact you hardly see a Windows computer without this media player because it plays a large number of media formats that majority of other Video players can't play.
VLC media player is not only limited to playing Videos and DVDs but it also play audio files in divers extensions making it a very useful universal media player. I don't know about you but for me, i have used this tool for many years and it is still on of my favorite multimedia player player especially when you can even do more with it. Sometime ago, i published a tutorial on Top VLC tricks, tweaks and hac^ks i think you should read the article and see extra things you can do with VLC player apart from just playing media files.
In fact, it is very useful in divers ways as you can still use the app to record videos, record audios, extract audio contents from a video file, stream videos online, listen to online radio stations, take Screenshots, take photos from a playing video and lots more.
Normally, VLC media player for android plays all local audio and video files which supports MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC file format and also streams network with an adaptive streaming features. So you can see it is a very important tool if you are the type that love playing music and watching videos.
The New Android TV Support Features
In this post, am calling your attention to the latest version which now comes with Android TV support so if you’re already using VLC media player, I think there won't be any serious need stating all the features functions to you, but i won't hesitate to point and single out the recent VLC media player supports Android TV. However, it needs "to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen.
Where Can I Download It?
the app is already in Google playstore so you can get it from there and install on your phone.
Mtn introduced new data subscription packages which are:
85Gb, 50Gb, 22Gb, 10Gb, 3.5Gb, 1.5Gb, 750mb and 10mb
I don't know what next MTN is cooking for us 9ja and I really hope to see them drop the price of data subscription..... I
know that they have tried a bit, But am still expecting more from them Check out the newly added data subscription plan
NEW DATA PLAN (package) MTN SUBSCRIPTION CODE
30MB 100 24HRS 104 *131*104#
100MB 200 24HRS 113 *131*113#
750MB 500 7 Days 103 *131*103#
1.5GB 1000 30 Days 106 *131*106#
3.5GB 2000 30 Days 110 *131*110#
10GB 5,000 30 Days 116 *131*116#
22GB 10,000 30 Days 117 *131*117#
WhatsApp needs no introduction. It's the world's most popular instant messaging service, and we love it. As a show of appreciation for WhatsApp, we've decided to chalk up a list of WhatsApp tips and tricks to help xclusiveprof readers get the most out of it.
1. Stop WhatsApp images appearing in your camera roll
If your friends send you loads of stupid pictures on WhatsApp, and you don't want them mixed in with all your amazing photos, it is possible to keep WhatsApp images separate so they don't appear in your camera roll.
If you're keen to keep your WhatsApp private, you can use any number of security apps to set a passcode for the app. AppLock is a popular choice.
3. Disable media auto-download
If you're running low on mobile data, it might be worth turning of the automatic download of media in WhatsApp, at least until you hit the monthly reset.
To do this, head to Settings > Data usage. In this menu, ensure you untick the boxes in both When using mobile data and When roaming.
4. Switch your WhatsApp chat history between phones
An update that allows Google Drive backups should now have rolled out to all users. This is far and away the easiest method of moving your chat and media history between devices.
However, if for any reason you need to move your WhatsApp history over to a new device without using Google Drive, it's still a pretty painless procedure. All you need is a microSD card and a few minutes to spare.
Insert the microSD card into the device that has WhatsApp on it
In WhatsApp, go to Settings > Chats > Chat backup
Remove the SD card and place it into your other device
Install WhatsApp on the other device
WhatsApp should detect the backup and prompt you to restore it, which you should do
If you need to move the backup, use a file explorer to find '/sdcard/WhatsApp' and move it to the correct folder.
By far the most convenient way to get WhatsApp access on your PC is to simply use the official web client. Open it up, and then you will be prompted to scan a QR code. To do this, open WhatsApp on your smartphone, hit the trio of dots in the upper-right corner, and select WhatsApp Web.
The WhatsApp web client acts as a mirror of your device, meaning you will only receive messages so long as your smartphone is switched on and connected to the internet.
First, head to Settings > Security > Unknown sources and ensure the box is checked.
The, on your smartphone browser either head to the WhatsApp website or APK Mirror and download the latest APK (APK Mirror is usually ahead of the WhatsApp website). Once the file's downloaded, open it to install the latest WhatsApp APK.
8. How to make WhatsApp video calls
The addition of voice calls to WhatsApp is highly anticipated and looks likely to arrive very, very soon. You can follow our updates on this and alternative solutions you can try in the meantime here:
9. Use WhatsApp on two devices at once
You can easily use WhatsApp without a SIM card or on two devices at the same time simply by using the web client. But this means you have to remain connected to the internet on your primary device, and connection issues are not uncommon.
The second method is more laborious but also better in the long run.
To do this, both the devices you want to use will need to be rooted. Download and install Titanium Backup root and use it to perform a full backup of WhatsApp, including root permissions. Once this is done, use a file manager to navigate to the folder that Titanium Backup created containing the three files starting with com.whatsapp. Copy this folder onto the internal memory of your second device.
Now, on the second device, where you just copied the files to, download and install WhatsApp. Do not open WhatsApp yet. First, download and install Titanium Backup root again. Open Titanium Backup and grant it root permission. Close the warning and select Backup / restore. Restore using the WhatsApp folder that you copied to the device earlier.
Your second device is now set up with a clone of the original app, so it is already verified. The only downside is that only one of the devices will receive notifications, the one from which you sent the last message.
10. Get desktop notifications for WhatsApp chats
You'll need the WhatsApp Web Chrome extension to get WhatsApp desktop notifications. Then, all you need to do is install a simple add-on called WAToolkit.
After installing it, you will see a new icon in your browser toolbar. Hover your cursor over it to see the most recently received message, or right click for more options. You'll also notice the WAToolkit options button in your WhatsApp Web tab. The best part? WAToolkit will notify you of messages on your desktop even when Chrome itself isn’t running.
Make sure the background notifications box is ticked, like in the image below
Tick the 'Wide text bubbles' box in the WAToolkit options to fit more messages on your screen. @ XCLUSIVEPROF
11. Recover deleted WhatsApp messages
By default, WhatsApp backs up your messages every day at 4am. This means that if you've deleted any messages since then, but before the next auto-backup, you can recover them. To do this:
Uninstall WhatsApp from your device (Settings > Apps > WhatsApp > Uninstall)
Reinstall WhatsApp.
Type your phone number into WhatsApp, then it should notify you that it's found a backup of your chats
Getting thrown into a big group chat filled with party guests and people you don't know can be bewildering. Suddenly, your profile picture is staring back at a chatroom full of strangers, who can also see your status and when you're reading messages. If I wanted a whole flock of strangers ogling and judging a photo of me, I'd have gone on Tinder.
Here's how to have better control over who sees this information on WhatsApp:
Tap the Options icon at the top right of WhatsApp
Go to Settings > Account > Privacy
Go through the Last seen, Profile photo, and Status options, then set their visibility to 'Everyone', 'My contacts' or 'Nobody', depending on how much privacy you want
There are four ways to suss out whether someone has blocked you on WhatsApp. Each sign is largely meaningless by itself, but together they form a solid reason to believe that your friend doesn't want to be your friend.
Take note that WhatsApp has deliberately made it difficult to tell whether someone has blocked you or not, in order to maintain users' privacy. There's always an outlying chance that you're just being paranoid, even when all four of the below points apply.
Check the 'last seen' time
A contact's 'last seen' time appears in the top bar right under their name. If there's no information about when they were last online, this could be a bad sign. It doesn't necessarily mean that they've blocked you – it is possible to stop this information appearing without blocking someone. Your friend might just value their privacy, so don't go burning bridges just yet. Read on.
Check marks are WhatsApp's way of compounding your obsessive streak by ensuring that you know what's going on on the other end of the line.
The first check mark means that your message has been sent. When the second one appears, your message has been received by the recipient's phone. This doesn’t mean that the person has read your message, just that it is on their phone; when those check marks turn blue, that's when they have seen the message. If you see the check marks turn blue, they haven't blocked you, and everything is fine. Take a deep breath.
If your messages never get beyond that single, sad gray tick, you might have been blocked.
There's a vague chance they still love you, though, surely? Time to keep digging.
Another indicator that your friend hates you is that all those desperate WhatsApp calls you make never go through.
Again, maybe their phone is broken, maybe they've changed their number, etc, etc, but if this one is true and the two signs above it are, too – well, thing's aren't looking good, are they?
If you notice that a contact hasn’t updated or changed their profile in a while, or they've had the same picture for months, this could mean that they’ve blocked you. Or that they just never update their profile. Maybe everything is fine.
Let's go a step further and check from a different account, meaning from a mutual friend’s smartphone. If you see here that your estranged friend's profile information and picture have changed, then we're sorry to break it you, but your friend has blocked you and, given how strangely you've been acting, with good reason.
Bonus method: Ask them
The final, and ultimate, way of knowing is to ask them. If they say yes, then they have blocked you. If they make up a terrible excuse, they have blocked you. But if the reason why they never respond to you seems plausible and they invite you to hang out, everything is OK. For now.
14. Mute annoying WhatsApp group chats
We've all been in that position where we've somehow been dragged into a group chat that we either didn't really want to be in in the first place or just don't want to receive notifications from every couple of minutes.
Rather than just leave the chat, which may offend some people, you can simply mute the chat so you stop receiving notifications from it.
In WhatsApp, tap the Chats tab
Tap the group you want to mute
With the group open, tap the Options icon at the top right
Tap Mute, then select the amount of time you want to mute the group for. You can also untick the Show notifications box so that you never hear from the group again until you decide otherwise
Are you being harassed by group chat notifications? Go into the chat and mute it. .CREeate a home screen shortcut for your favorite chatsDo you have certain friends with whom you have constant stream-of-consciousness conversations, where you're non-stop WhatsApp'ing all day, every day?
If so, then you can create a shortcut icon to those conversations, which will appear on your Android home screen. This means you can jump straight into chats with your BFFs and important groups.
In WhatsApp, tap the Chats tab.
Tap and hold the conversation you want to create a shortcut for.
When the list of options appears, tap Add conversation shortcut
A shortcut displaying your contact's profile picture will now appear on your home screen. Tap it to jump straight in and start chatting to them.
Tap the Add shortcut option for quick access to certain chats from your homescreen.@xclusiveprof
16. Add a widget to your lock screen
WhatsApp widget on stock Android
If your device is running Android 4.2-4.4 KitKat or a custom ROM that supports lock screen widgets, you can quickly and easily add a custom WhatsApp widget to your lock screen.
Unfortunately, Android 5.0 Lollipop killed lock screen widgets and replaced them with heads up notifications that also work on the lock screen.
On a KitKat device, go into Settings > Lock screen and tick the box for Custom widgets. Then, lock your device's screen and from the lock screen, swipe to the side until you see the '+' symbol. Tap that and select WhatsApp from the list.
If you unlock your device from the lock screen with the WhatsApp widget installed, the next time you unlock your lock screen, the WhatsApp widget will appear as the default. You can also unlock from a different lock screen to have another widget be the one you see when you unlock.
Older (and newer) versions of Android do not support lock screen widgets, although it is still possible with apps such as Notifidgets.
If you're having issues getting the WhatsApp widget using the method described above, you may have a version of Android that doesn't support lock screen widgets – that's anything below Android 4.2, and Android 5.0 and above.
One way to get around this is to install an app such as NiLS or WidgetLocker, both of which are nice lock screen widget managers. You'll probably have to remove the default clock widget first though.
Keep in mind that enabling lock screen widgets makes potentially sensitive information visible from a locked device, so either decide carefully which apps are accessible from the lock screen, or only allow your widget manager to show notifications from apps you don't mind being public.
In more recent versions of Android including Lollipop and Marshmallow, lock screen notifications are a default part of the system, but you can manage how much information is displayed on your lock screen.
While the convenience of not having to unlock your device to read WhatsApp messages sounds tempting, you should always seriously consider the issue of those messages being freely visible to anyone who picks up your phone.
17. Change your WhatsApp background
This simple little trick allows you to change the default wallpaper in WhatsApp. It's purely an aesthetic feature, but it does make your conversations look a lot nicer.
In WhatsApp, tap the options (three dots) button and tap Settings
Tap Chats
Tap Wallpaper
Tap WhatsApp, to download the WhatsApp wallpaper pack, or Documents, to view your own images.
If your eyesight is less than perfect, you can change the size of the text to make it even bigger. Or perhaps you want to shrink it so you can see more of the conversation on one page. Either way, here's how.
In WhatsApp, tap the options (three dots) button and tap Settings
Tap Chats
Tap Font Size
Select your preferred font size
19. Hide the blue ticks
You can stop your contacts knowing if you have read their messages by hiding the blue ticks. It's easy to switch them off, just bear in mind that this will mean that you won't get see when contacts have read your messages either. They will remain switched on for group chats regardless.
In WhatsApp, tap the options (three dots) button and tap Settings
If there's a particularly important message in one of your chats that you want to be able to refer back to easily at a later date, then just long press on it, then press the star icon at the top of the screen. When you want to view it again, you can now just tap the trio of dots at the top right of the WhatsApp window, and press on Starred messages.
Privacy on the internet is a hard thing to hold onto, but WhatsApp has a few features that let you do things on the down-low.
Want to send out a group message without everyone in the group seeing who else received that message, and then seeing every subsequent response to the message? That's what the Broadcast feature is for, and using it is simple:
Tap the Options icon at the top right (three dots)
Tap New broadcast
Enter the names of all the contacts you want to send your private message to
This is a near hands-free way to send a message in WhatsApp. Assuming you have Google Now enabled (which you should) just say, "OK Google", and then, "send WhatsApp message to (insert name)". After that you just dictate the message you want to send and Google Now will do the rest.
1. Assuming you want to revert to the original profile picture, you want to save a copy of it first. I'm using ES File Explorer for this tutorial, but the process is pretty much the same no matter what app you're using. If you don't have one already, ES is a good choice.
2. Navigate to the following folder: /device/sdcard/WhatsApp/Profile Pictures. Here you will see the profile pictures that the app has saved. If you don't see your friend's picture in here, go back to WhatsApp and open it. All you have to do is tap their name at the top of a chat and then on their profile picture icon in the screenshot below. Once it has loaded full-screen it will appear in the Profile Pictures folder.
Since version 2.12.19 of WhatsApp, it has been simple to make voice calls. Simply press the phone icon in any non-group chat window, and that's it: you're dialing. I hope you have something to say.
The Calls tab also features a call history. Press on any call to view its time and duration and data consumed.
25. How to use WhatsApp without internet
If you're off the grid for any reason, WhatsApp can still be used to some degree. Read more on how you can use WhatsApp without the internet here:
Surprising isn't it? Well, the Iraqi government has shut down internet access in a bid to discourage examination malpractice among students taking exams this week.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time the country is shutting down internet access as they periodically do it for political, security and examination purposes.
According to data from DYN Research , which is an organization that tracks web outages all over the world. The company's report on their data indicates that internet access was slightly entirely blocked for complete three hours on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning this week, between 5AM and 8AM local time.
DYN reported...
"There was certainly a lot of skepticism about this explanation last summer, but the outages did coincide with exams and nothing emerged to dispute the explanation," Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at DYN, tells Vocativ.
It is understood that the Iraqi government periodically block internet and even social media sites in attempt to fight insecurity and other purposes. Apart from Iraq, other nations like Uzbekistan, forced a nationwide block in 2014, also in Indian state of Gujarat, blocked mobile networks for complete four hours this year to thwart cheating on a national test for accountants examination.
My question is this, do you think this can happen in a country like Nigeria? Can you stay for four hours without Internet access? This means no faecbook, no whatsapp, no browsing, no YouTube etc
